
From City & State:
“If you see a construction site, the carpenters, the plumbers, the electricians, the painters, they all started as apprentices,” said Democratic strategist Evan Stavisky, who over the course of 45 minutes rattled off dozens of examples of New York City staffers who became elected officials from memory. “They learned their trade and then eventually became fully capable to practice it, and politics really isn’t that different.”
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